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Quantification of negative aesthetic ratings in primary unrepaired unilateral cleft lip infants by modified paired
Objective:
To quantify negative aesthetic ratings in primary unrepaired cleft lip infants by further refining our previously reported paired comparison method.
Design:
The Thurstone paired comparison method was used to quantify negative aesthetic ratings of plaster facial models selected and ordered according to a table of paired random numbers.
Patients, Participants:
A total of 30 facial models of unrepaired incomplete unilateral cleft lip infants were used in this study. Raters comprised 20 oral surgeons and anesthesiologists.
Results:
Quantification of aesthetic ratings for the 30 face models of unrepaired incomplete unilateral cleft lip infants was obtained. The ratings ranged from 0 to 5.08.
Conclusion:
Quantification of the aesthetic ratings for the 30 face models will be used as objective variables in a multivariate analysis in the third stage of this ongoing study.
